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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Image)

Trump commits Guard troops to Memphis

Alex Galbraith

If you hate your opponents enough, you'll put boots wherever they vote. That's how troops got to Memphis.

Stephen Miller speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2021. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Miller vows vengeance for Kirk

Garrett Owen

The senior Trump adviser made his vow to JD Vance, while speaking on Kirk's podcast

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court on July 17, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Mourning follows fatal ICE stop

Garrett Owen

Residents of the Chicagoland suburb of Franklin Park grieved over the death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez

A return to writing by hand (Strelciuc Dumitru/Getty Images)

Old-school writing takes on classroom AI

Andi Zeisler

Educators are turning back to blue books to battle the threat of artificial intelligence eroding genuine learning

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Brits condemn Musk's "dangerous" remarks

Garrett Owen

"You either fight back or you die," Musk told tens of thousands of right-wing protesters over the weekend

Tailgate party spread (mphillips007/Getty Images )

Tailgate foods that hold up on game day

Francesca Giangiulio

From bean salad to walking tacos, these dishes stay tasty all day long. No coagulated dips or cold burgers here

Nate Bargatze speaks onstage at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

The charity case that was the 2025 Emmys

Melanie McFarland

A night of satisfying wins and worthy surprises was dragged down by a bumbling host committed to a tasteless bit

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP divided after Charlie Kirk's killing

Sophia Tesfaye

Even a traumatic assassination can't stop the right's infighting

Secretary of Defense of Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer in Warsaw, Poland on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's wife plays his babysitter

Amanda Marcotte

The defense secretary's third wife has a shocking amount of power

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent watches as Customs and Border Protection officers hold the line against protestors who responded to a Federal Immigration raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California. (Blake Fagan/Getty Images)

Democrats cling to bipartisan solutions

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump and the GOP are more radical than ever, but some Democrats still think they can work together

People cast their in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election at a polling station in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 31, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Mich. Dems want fines for election lies

Hayley Harding - Votebeat

But some fear how such a law would be enforced

Stephen Colbert accepts the Outstanding Talk Series Award for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Stephen Colbert's satisfying Emmys win

Alex Galbraith

Colbert delivered a joint eulogy for his show and a pep talk for America, quoting Prince in the process

Megan Stalter attends the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

"Hacks" star's purse calls for ceasefire

Alex Galbraith

Meg Stalter's red carpet look called for an end to the war in Gaza

A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on September 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The 2025 Emmys winners list

Alex Galbraith

Owen Cooper becomes the youngest-ever winner of a supporting actor Emmy for his work on "Adolescence"

Airlines, schools, and networks are taking action against employees with controversial social media posts. Free speech has entered the debate between private entities and public personal rights. (Robert Alexander / Getty Images)

Firings over Kirk death spark debate

CK Smith

The controversy highlights the growing clash between personal expression, corporate image and political division

Bill Maher attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Maher rejects MAGA's Kirk shooter claims

Alex Galbraith

The HBO host pushed back against the idea that the motive of Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter was clear

Pharrell Williams (C) and other legendary musicians held a concert in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The historic concert showed how Pope Leo XIV continues to affirm church reforms and embrace cultural contributions and excellence. (Ernesto Ruscio / WireImage / Getty Images)

Concert highlights Pope Leo’s vision

CK Smith

Vatican’s historic concert blends genres from hip-hop to classical, signaling a new era of openness and engagement

Uber has a history of being sued over its 16 years for safety, pay and other labor issues. DOJ now brings one regarding ADA violations for $125M. (Andrej Sokolow / Getty Images)

US sues Uber for violating ADA

CK Smith

DOJ files the suit due to the ADA, citing people with disabilities need the"same access and respect"

Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (Rory Mulvey/Focus Features)

Divorce, "Downton Abbey" style

Melanie McFarland

The final chapter of Julian Fellowes' high society fantasy examines what it takes for a divorcée to make a comeback

Pan con tomate at Tapas 24 in Barcelona (Howie Southworth)

Chasing Spain through tomato bread

Howie Southworth

In Spain, pan con tomate is more than bread and tomato. City by city, it became my compass, whispering lessons

The Fox & Friends host said on-air that homeless people should get the lethal injection. After immediate and intense outrage, Kilmeade apologized for his remarks. (Noam Galai / Getty Images)

Kilmeade apologizes for "callous" remark

CK Smith

Fox News host's comment suggesting euthanizing homeless people drew outrage; he later admitted to wrong phrasing

Gregory Bovino, Chief Patrol Agent of the El Centro Sector and Commander-Operation At Large CA (center), marches with federal agents to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Aug. 14, 2025. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

America is becoming numb to violence

Heather Digby Parton

Donald Trump is incapable of showing us our better angels

Christopher Bradford (right) and his daughter pray at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, Sept. 12, 2025. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Death of a culture warrior

Andrew O'Hehir

Liberals believed they'd won the culture war and the right was now permanently uncool. Kirk proved otherwise

Charlie Kirk in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"They" killed Charlie Kirk

Sophia Tesfaye

Even before his death was confirmed, MAGA influencers were pointing fingers — and planning reprisals

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